Category Archives: Travel
Goldfield Ghost Town’s Glory Hole and More
Glory Hole Antiques, that is. An odd little junk shop with an open door, an interesting inventory, no price tags and no one in sight or within earshot. We put a few dollars in a jar for an old bottle and a small cannonball. Goldfield boomed in the early part of the century, following a 1903 bonanza strike, and was busy until 1940, after which it fell into decline. Few businesses are open or residences occupied now, with vacancy running about 90%. On U.S. Highway 95 in Nevada.
Posted in Collecting, History, Nevada, Photography, Road Trips, Signage, Travel
Tagged Collecting, Culture, Ghost Town, Goldfield, History, Nevada, Road Trip, Signage, Western
Laissez Les Bons Temps Roulez! Mardi Gras Krewe of St. Anne
…and The Krewe of Guns in Churches and the very vegetative Krewe Dite’ and other assorted Krewes, Walking and Rambling Clubs, Pleasure and Social Clubs and plenty of Brass Bandage. For more on the Krewe of St. Anne, click here. For “Show Us Your Dick!”- a slide show showing the throwing of beads at boys from the balcony at Lafitte’s, click here.
Vive la Fete! New Orleans’ Legarage on Decatur
Uniforms, Bal Masque Gear, Formal Wear, Hats, Shirts, Beads, Boots and the most charming proprietor in the French Quarter in New Orleans. Marcus Fraser of Legarage at 1234 Decatur deals in Antiques and Clothing and so much more. The staff is also well-versed in arcane minutiae and very decorative to boot. Marcus is a well-known and beloved figure in town, around the Quarter and in the Bywater District, his home and home to the fabulous Krewe of St. Anne. Click here for much more on that! More still to come. These were taken on Ash Wednesday.
Posted in Collecting, Drag, Leather, New Orleans, Subcultures, Travel
Tagged Ash Wednesday, Culture, Decatur, Gay, Legarage, Marcus Fraser, Mardi Gras, New Orleans, NOLA
The Dragon Shotgun
Shotgun is the style of architecture. The dragon bit is obvious.
Posted in New Orleans, Street Art, Grafitti, etc., Travel
Tagged architecture, dragon, New Orleans, shotgun
Pigs in N’awlins? Oink!
Posted in DIY and Maker Culture, Gardening, New Orleans, Subcultures, Travel
Tagged backyard farm, New Orleans, NOLA, pigs
Sights seen at Lundi Gras: Zulu Colors, Coconuts and Court
The Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club, informally known as the Krewe of Zulu or just the Zulus, is a NOLA institution going back to 1909. The black krewe is named after Africa’s Zulu people, well known for their unbreakable spirits and ferocity in battle. Zulu’s signature hand-made painted coconut throws are probably the most sought-after throw of Carnival season. The Zulus host a festival down by the river on Lundi Gras. For another taste of the festival, click here. For the famous walking statue man, here. Hail, Zulu!
Posted in History, New Orleans, Subcultures, Travel
Tagged Carnival, Culture, Krewe, Lundi Gras, New Orleans, NOLA, Zulu
Bywater Bone Boys!
Mardi Gras Skeletons dress in deaths head arrays and traditionally are intended to remind us of our own finite lives. New Orleans memento mori -reminders of death. And scare small children of course. The Bywater Bone Boys were up early and we got a coveted hand made throw! More on Skeleton Krewes in general and the Bywater Bone Boys specifically here.
Marvelous Mardi Gras Indians in New Orleans
Gorgeous! The comments section under this link is pretty interesting as well…
Posted in History, Music, New Orleans, Subcultures, Travel, Video
Tagged African American, Culture, Indian, Mardi Gras, Mardi Gras Indians, New Orleans, NOLA, Sexy
Leather at the Voodoo Mystere in New Orleans: Custom and Vintage Mix at the Bar
Geragear Custom Leathers owner Frederique Delius relaxing on the bar at the Voodoo Mystere Lounge on North Rampart Street in New Orleans. If you need leather in NOLA, drop in and talk to him. He tends bar Saturday through Tuesday from 11am to 7pm. A man of at least several talents, Frederique was born in East Germany, hopped the wall as a youth, and spent 15 years as an NYPD cop before moving to New Orleans. He is also a nice guy and quite easy on the eyes.
Posted in East Germany, Leather, Travel
Tagged Craft, Culture, East Germany, Frederique Delius, Gay, Leather, New Orleans, NOLA, Sexy, Voodoo Mystere
Street Party Scenes Seen in New Orleans
Friday night in New Orleans before Mardi Gras. At and around the Krewe D’Etat parade and on Bourbon Street. Several beautiful smiles, some great ink, and lots of muscles. Also the typical “you will burn in a lake of fire” party wannabee-poopers. May a revelation descend from on high and just heal their hating hearts already. Can’t be much fun to be them. As friend of this site Tim’m T. West has noted: “If it ain’t Love, it ain’t God.”
Posted in New Orleans, Subcultures, Surveillance, Travel
Tagged Bourbon Street, Culture, Krewe D'Etat, Mardi Gras, New Orleans, NOLA, Parade, Sexy
The Gay Highwaymen 